Jan. 24, 2008
Allard Beutel
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
allard.beutel@nasa.gov
Andrea Farmer
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
321-449-4318
afarmer@dncinc.com
Drew Bailey
U.S. Department of State
202-647-3455
baileyac@state.gov
MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-12
NASA KENNEDY SPACE CENTER TO HOST INTERNATIONAL AMBASSADORS
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA and the U.S. State Department will welcome
ambassadors from more than 45 countries to the Kennedy Space Center,
Fla. on January 31. The visit, one of the largest tours undertaken by
the diplomatic corps, is part of the State Department's new
Experience America program. It host tours of cities and towns across
the United States in an effort to make exploring America more
accessible to the Washington, D.C., diplomatic corps.
NASA and State Department officials, and ambassadors will be available
for brief media interviews during their tour at 12:55 p.m. Interested
reporters should contact Andrea Farmer at 321-449-4318 or Jillian
McRae at 321-449-4273.
The international dignitaries will be provided an overview of the
United States' space exploration programs and NASA's international
cooperation in pursuit of exploration and scientific discovery. They
will visit various locations at Kennedy, including the Space Station
Processing Facility and Launch Pad 39A where space shuttle Atlantis
is being prepared for its upcoming mission to the International Space
Station.
In addition to the media interview availability, photos of the tour
will be posted on the Kennedy Media Gallery Web site, and video
b-roll will air on NASA Television's Video File segment starting at 4
p.m.
For more information about the State Department's Experience America
program, visit:
http://www.state.gov
Kennedy's Media Gallery can be found at:
http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/index.cfm
For NASA TV downlink information, schedules and links to streaming
video, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/ntv
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